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FC Sheriff Tiraspol vs Dundalk FC, Europe 2020-21 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
1 – 1
3 – 5 pen
Full Time
Dundalk FC
Thu 24 Sep 2020 · 18:00 UTC Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+11'
Veaceslav Posmac 38' Y
Andrei Peteleu 61' Y
Y 68' Sean Murray
Y 70' Chris Shields
Ousmane Ndiaye 90' Y
Max Veloso 100' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Sheriff Tiraspol vs Dundalk FC — Europe at Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Dimitar Meckarovski
  • Referee
  • Referee Aleksandar Stavrev
  • Referee Dejan Kostadinov

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Dundalk FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-24 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1 Dundalk FC

Recent Form

FC Sheriff Tiraspol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Dundalk FC H 1–1 D
15 Aug AIK Fotboll A 1–1 D
08 Aug AIK Fotboll H 1–2 L
01 Aug FK Partizan Beograd A 0–3 L
01 Aug FK Partizani H 1–1 D
25 Jul FK Partizan Beograd H 0–1 L
Dundalk FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep FC Sheriff Tiraspol A 1–1 D
17 Sep Inter Club d'Escaldes A 1–0 W
13 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava H 1–3 L
07 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava A 0–1 L
31 Jul Qarabağ Ağdam FK A 0–3 L
24 Jul Qarabağ Ağdam FK H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena will turn into a battlefield for FC Sheriff Tiraspol and Dundalk FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 8' GOAL! Veaceslav Posmac scores on 8.
  • 13' The supporters are chanting for John Mountney. He replaces Sean Gannon on 13 minute.
  • 18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' It looks surprising FC Sheriff Tiraspol does not make any changes. Patrick Hoban has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' FC Sheriff Tiraspol are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Dundalk FC's shape.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Sheriff Tiraspol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Veaceslav Posmac. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Dundalk FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' FC Sheriff Tiraspol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rifet Kapic is hanging Andrii Bliznichenko on the field on 46 minute.
  • 46' What a strike from Sean Murray! The score is 1-1.
  • 51' Dundalk FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' William Parra has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 212 appearances.
  • 61' FC Sheriff Tiraspol player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' The FC Sheriff Tiraspol bench stirs into life. Andrei Peteleu is withdrawn and Charles Petro gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Dundalk FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Chris Shields argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' Another substitution for Dundalk FC to replace Sean Murray by Patrick McEleney on 72 minute.
  • 77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Sheriff Tiraspol and Dundalk FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Gannon made 87 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' Dundalk FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' Dundalk FC make a change. John Mountney trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Kelly on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Ousmane Ndiaye is booked for FC Sheriff Tiraspol — Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Sheriff Tiraspol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zoran Zekic

Dundalk FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 FC Sheriff Tiraspol xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Dundalk FC xG
I would bet for: FC Sheriff Tiraspol or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Sheriff Tiraspol39% Draw31% Dundalk FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Sheriff Tiraspol or Draw
69%
Draw or Dundalk FC
61%
FC Sheriff Tiraspol or Dundalk FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Sheriff Tiraspol26% Draw52% Dundalk FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Sheriff Tiraspol

Handicap FC Sheriff Tiraspol covers Push Dundalk FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Sheriff Tiraspol keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Dundalk FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.